Mechanism of blood clot elasticity revealed in high definition

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Illinois graduate research assistant Eric Lee (left) and physics professor Klaus Schulten used steered molecular dynamics to model the behavior of every atom of the fibrinogen molecule as it was stretched. The computation involved over a million atom ...
Illinois graduate research assistant Eric Lee (left) and physics professor Klaus Schulten used steered molecular dynamics to model the behavior of every atom of the fibrinogen molecule as it was stretched. The computation involved over a million atoms, and required six months to complete. Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer, U. of I. News Bureau

Blood clots can save lives, staunching blood loss after injury, but they can also kill. Let loose in the bloodstream, a clot can cause a heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism.


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